/tags/land-water-conservation land & water conservation en-US Copyright Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:41:26 GMT /local-news/2023-06-27/mounting-pressure-forces-usda-to-delay-toxic-insecticide-spray-in-northern-nm-watershed Pressure from northern New Mexico residents and conservationists has forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to delay its plans to spray 25,000 acres of the Rio Chama watershed with toxic pesticides known as “carbaryl.” The spray is now set for July 7th, but opponents are now pushing to cancel the plan indefinitely. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:41:26 GMT /local-news/2023-06-27/mounting-pressure-forces-usda-to-delay-toxic-insecticide-spray-in-northern-nm-watershed Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-01-20/historic-land-and-water-conservation-proposal-to-be-introduced-in-roundhouse During her State of the State address, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed a huge land and water conservation initiative that, if approved by lawmakers, would be the first in New Mexico’s history. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:43:58 GMT /local-news/2023-01-20/historic-land-and-water-conservation-proposal-to-be-introduced-in-roundhouse Bryce Dix